Linking an Additional Login Provider to your Account – Pokémon GO Guide

After creating your Pokémon GO account, you may link an additional login provider (Facebook or Google). Once linked, you’ll be able to sign into Pokémon GO using any of the login providers linked to your account. You may only have one login per login provider (e.g., only one Facebook profile or Google Account can be connected at a time).Some reasons we advise having multiple login providers include:

• If you created an account using a non-permanent email address (e.g. a work or school email address) that you may lose access to in the future.
• If the single login provider you’ve chosen is experiencing an interruption in service, you will be able to log in using a different provider.
• If you choose to change the login provider (Facebook or Google) account to which your Pokémon GO account is linked.

Trainers who first created an account with Facebook or Google cannot link a Pokémon Trainer’s Club (PTC) account to their Pokémon GO account; however, Trainers who first created accounts through PTC can link additional accounts through the methods provided in this article.Note: Linking multiple login providers is not available to child accounts. Trainers with child accounts will not see the option in the Settings menu.Important note if you play other Niantic games: Account linking and unlinking takes effect across all Niantic products. Unlinking a login provider that is used for multiple Niantic games will unlink the login provider for all of those games. For example: if you’re unlinking a Facebook account from your Pokémon GO account, you will no longer be able to log into any other Niantic game with Facebook.

To link a Facebook or Google account:

In Map View, tap the Main Menu 

At the top right, tap Settings 

Under the Account section, select the “Not Linked” checkbox next to the login provider you would like to connect.

Follow the prompts to link your account. Once your account is linked, you can use that login provider to sign into your Pokémon GO account.

If you receive an error message when attempting to link a login provider to your account, it is often because that Facebook, Google, or PTC account is already linked to another Pokémon GO account.

To unlink a login provider:

To disconnect a login provider from your account, deselect the “Linked” checkbox next to the login provider you would like to disconnect. After you unlink, you will no longer be able to sign into your account using that login provider. Note that you cannot remove the login provider you used to sign into your current gameplay session.

Updating login providers:

You may update any of your login providers (e.g. change the Facebook or Google account to which you are connected) at any time, by unlinking the account you no longer want, and re-linking your desired account. Keep in mind that to do so, you will need to have a secondary login provider, as you are unable to unlink all login methods from your account at one time.

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